21 July 2010
4SR4KAEY3ASV Photo Credit: David Elfanbaum on Flickr Since Virgin Atlantic Airlines started to give flights away to online influencers, my perception is that people on Twitter have become obsessed with their Klout scores. I do understand that we all want to be influential in our social circles and have our key messages noticed by our [...]
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13 July 2010
Photo Credit: Reinaldo Marques/Terra During his last week in South Africa, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended numerous events promoting my home country. Lula is a great character and one of the most charismatic personalities that Brazil will ever have in the presidential seat at Palácio do Planalto. However, Lula is also known [...]
Posted in English, World Cup 20140 Comments
11 July 2010
The Brazilian Film Festival of Vancouver has been visiting our city for the same number of years that I have been living here. As a Brazilian expat, I am always happy to welcome The Inffinito Group’s film festival and watch my beloved Vancouver get better acquainted with my culture. In the last few years, the [...]
Posted in English, Vancouver5 Comments
23 June 2010
I bought the Star Wars in Concert tickets after watching The Making of Star Wars in Concert on TV. I bet the force was with me at that moment; buying these tickets was the wisest decision that I’ve made so far in 2010! I never thought of myself as a big Star Wars fan, but [...]
Posted in English, Vancouver5 Comments
16 June 2010
I have no words to express how proud I am of my friend Dianne Russell. She found her man, moved to South Africa and created one of the most successful expat blogs that I know. Yeah, butt… hit the 11,000 visitors mark in only 6 weeks! I must confess that I was I little bit jeaulous when she told [...]
Posted in Cape Town, English2 Comments
27 May 2010
Epic, the largest sustainable consumer tradeshow and eco-marketplace in western Canada, kicks off tomorrow; however, this year I have an extra special reason to attend the Vancouver Sun’s sustainable living expo. My friend and entrepreneur Regina Landim Noppe will unveil Green Sapphire Imports, an importer and distributor of eco-friendly Brazilian products in Canada. Green Sapphire [...]
Posted in English, Vancouver10 Comments
25 May 2010
Written by Dianne Russell ‘What are you planning to do in South Africa?’ ‘I’m going to volunteer as an ESL teacher in a centre that helps African refugees.’ ‘For no pay?’ ‘Yes.’ [Silence] ‘Why would you work for no pay?!’ This is one of the first conversations I had in South Africa. It took me [...]
Posted in Cape Town, English2 Comments
18 May 2010
Photo Credit: PressReleaseFinder on Flickr I have been postponing a re-branding/re-focusing of MadameHeringer.com for a while now and before I really transform it into the journal of a marketer, I am asking for your help. MadameHeringer.com has been through a lot of changes in the past year. We finally bought a customized domain, added new [...]
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17 May 2010
Apparently, every time that I get overwhelmed by inspiring stories, I have a hard time translating them into a concise blog post. That’s one of the most ironic situations that a trained journalist can face. However, instead of ignoring Northern Voice 2010 and pretending that it didn’t happen in my life, I am showing up [...]
Posted in English, Vancouver0 Comments
09 May 2010
Madame Heringer baby and Dona Alzira – December, 1982. My mom is the most powerful woman that I know. You might argue that Oprah, Hillary Clinton or even Dilma Rousseff should be considered as strong contestants, but none of these women have had the impact that my mom had on my life! Dona Alzira, today [...]
Posted in English, Vancouver4 Comments
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